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Papers of Edward Stokes, 1844-1997

(17 MS boxes + 1 MS carton + 2 A3 cartons + 1 folio)
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This collection comprises three consignments received between 1989 and 2006.

Fairfax collection of photographs relating to immigration, 1938-1997, 1938-1997

1 collection (2174 black and white photographs contained in 39 albums, 1 cold store smalls folder and 1 pic drawer)
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This collection comprises 2174 black and white photographs documenting immigration to Australia, with a small quantity of photographs documentating immigration to the United States. The photographs represent a diverse range of ethnicities from Europe, Asia, the Middle East, America and Africa.
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National Library of Australia collection of pictures arranged by subject, 1800-2000

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This collection contains approximately 2,415 items, mostly photographs, relating to a variety of geographic locations, time periods, creators, and topics. Key themes include Australian states, capital cities and regional towns; Australian and New Zealand artwork reproductions; prominent photographers including Nicholas Caire, Edward Haigh, Bernhardt Holtermann, Axel Poignant, and Heide Smith; international and domestic conferences; the Federation of Australia; Government ministries and political parties; daily life in Australia; New Zealand and the Pacific region; transport, including ships; theatre and dance; and World War I and World War II.
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Papers of Katharine Susannah Prichard, 1851-1970

3.9 metres (24 ms boxes + 1 small phase box + 36 sound/av carriers)
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The papers of MS 6201 are arranged in the following series: 1. Family papers and photographs, 1851-1970, including papers of Thomas Henry Prichard and Hugo Throssell and photographs of Ric Throssell. 2. Notebooks, literary fragments and jottings, 1914-ca. 1940. 3. Literary drafts of novels, ca. 1925-1950; short stories, 1903-1959; poetry, ca. 1894-1960; drama, 1909-1959; articles, lectures and broadcasts, 1908-1960; and autobiography, ca. 1962-1963. 4. Political writings and papers, 1917-1969. 5. Correspondence, 1908-1969. 6. Reviews and clippings by and about K.S. Prichard, 1908-1969. 7. Non-family photographs, ca. 1900-1960s. 8. Miscellaneous papers, 1905-1961. 9. Printed materials, 1926-1969 (24 boxes).

Papers of Joan Kerr, 1980-2005

(112 ms boxes)
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MS 9917 comprises original research and secondary material. Files on Australian artists, exhibition catalogues, extracts from auction sale lists, copies of newspaper and journal articles, reproductions of images, letters and draft articles. Some of the material was intended for use in: 'The dictionary of Australian artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870' (1992), and 'Heritage: the national women's art book, 500 works by 500 Australian women artists from colonial time to 1955' (1995).

Papers of Harrison Bryan, c.1947-2008

6.12 metres (28 boxes + 1 carton + 3 folio boxes + 1 packet)
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Papers of James Murdoch, 1930-2008

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MS 8372 comprises correspondence, diaries, personal documents, financial papers, manuscripts, notes, reference files, newspaper cuttings, photographs, posters, programs, scores, publications and tape recordings documenting James Murdoch's activities in the period 1960-1990. Among the organisations with which Murdoch was associated were James Murdoch Management Pty Ltd, Lusillo and his Spanish Dance Theatre, World Record Club, Music Rostrum, Australian Music Centre, International Society for Contemporary Music, the Australia Council, Sydney Opera House Trust, Musica Viva and Chiron College. The correspondents include Margaret Sutherland, Roger Woodward, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Donald Peart, Frank Callaway, Ian Farr, Nadine Amadio, Miriam Hyde, Peter Sculthorpe, Helen Gifford and Graeme Koehne (114 boxes, 1 fol. box).
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Papers of Eileen Watt, 1927-2009

0.36 metres (2 boxes, 1 packet, 1 folder)
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Journals kept from 1975 to 1981, in which Eileen Watt writes about political events in Australia and overseas, social, economic and environmental issues, women's affairs and cultural events, and aspects of personal and family life; seven photographs, including the annual meeting of the Australian League of Nations Union, Canberra, 1938.
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Papers of Sir William Keys, 1949-2000

(47 ms boxes + 1 large folio box + 2 binders + 2 packets + 1 audiovisual carrier + 1 digital carrier + 1 piece)
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Comprises personal correspondence, files on the RSL and other servicemen's organisations, business files, papers relating to Keys' book Flowers in winter, speeches, newspaper cuttings, photograph albums and loose photographs.
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